Detectives nab a man linked to theft of 3600kg of coffee in Kimimini
By Cynthia Lodite, December 8, 2025Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) have nabbed one man linked to the theft of at least 3600 kg of coffee in Kimimini.
In the post of the Detective official X account on Monday, December 8, 2025, the detectives revealed that the arrest was prompted by multiple reports of rising cases of coffee theft in the region.
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“Following reported cases of coffee theft in Kimimini, detectives have launched a crackdown that has led to the arrest of a prime suspect and the seizure of a significant cache of stolen coffee,” DCI wrote.
According to the detectives, the criminal spree reached its peak on the night of November 25, 2025, when a mob of around 50 thugs, armed with pangas, stormed the premises of Sowek Kenya Company Limited in Waitakuk.
“The criminal spree reached its peak on the night of November 25, 2025, when a mob of around 50 thugs, armed with pangas, stormed the premises of Sowek Kenya Company Limited in Waitakuk,” DCI said.
The detectives revealed that the November 25, 2025, incident left two security officers assaulted before vanishing into the night with the guards’ phones and a bounty of nine beds of drying coffee.
“Their bold approach involved slicing through the barbed wire fence, binding two security guards with ropes, and mercilessly assaulting them before vanishing into the night with the guards’ phones and a bounty of nine beds of drying coffee,” DCI added.
In a similar incident, at Kiungani Coffee Growers Cooperative Society, a group of armed men executed a similarly shocking theft, vanishing with 25 bags each weighing 50 kg of precious P1 coffee parchment.
“Just a day earlier, in a brazen heist at Kiungani Coffee Growers Cooperative Society, a group of armed men executed a similarly shocking theft. They infiltrated the parchment drying section after digging a hole through the brick wall, vanishing with approximately 25 bags each weighing 50 kg of precious P1 coffee parchment,” DCI noted.
The Detectives have revealed that following the multiple attacks, Detectives launched a crackdown which then led them to the key person of intrest who DCI say has been purchasing coffee from dubious sources without any authorisation.
“Thanks to crucial forensic leads, detectives launched a well-coordinated crackdown. It wasn’t long before they apprehended a key suspect, Gregory Kingasia Wekesa, who had been notorious for purchasing coffee from dubious sources without any authorisation,” DCI stated.
“Detectives found Maingi in possession of 18 bags of coffee beans totalling around 1,800 kg, five bags weighing about 500 kg stashed inside his home, and an additional 13 bags weighing approximately 1,300 kg left outside to dry in the sun,” DCI confirmed.
The Person of interest is now in custody at Kimimini Police Station alongside the recovered coffee as authorities prepare for his arraignment.